Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2024 : New York
Band 4
About
Provided by Perkins Coie LLP
Industry leaders and the world’s most innovative companies turn to Perkins Coie to handle their most complex and challenging litigation. Our litigators have a well-deserved reputation for business-minded and client-centric approaches to litigation. Our client’s objectives drive our strategy, whether the objective is immediate injunctive relief, timely resolution of a business dispute, private arbitration, or victory at trial or on appeal.
Our litigation teams distinguish themselves by offering practical, innovative solutions to complex matters. We view ourselves as an arm of the client’s business, working as trusted advisors who provide proactive, integrated counsel that is only possible with a deep understanding of our clients’ business objectives and strategies. Our substantial experience allows us to handle significant, high-profile matters in New York and nationally.
Our commercial litigators handle a range of matters including prosecuting and defending business torts involving interference with contract, fraud, unfair competition, misappropriation of trade secrets and related claims, obtaining, when necessary, emergency injunctive relief for our clients. We represent clients in disputes arising from shareholder, partnership or LLC agreements and we litigate the most complex of contractual disputes. We routinely appear in state and federal courts around the country, and count among us 16 fellows in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers.
Chambers Review
Perkins Coie has a burgeoning commercial litigation practice and offers comprehensive capabilities in contentious matters spanning contractual disputes, securities litigation, bankruptcy and legal malpractice. This expertise is supplemented by notable strength in white-collar criminal proceedings. The firm acts for a varied client base comprising prominent names in the finance, media and legal sectors.
Rowan Gaither and Alan Howard are key contacts.
Work Highlights
- Perkins Coie represented 683 Capital Partners in litigation against the Republic of Argentina concerning GDP-linked warrants issued by Argentina in 2005 that require Argentina to make payments based on the performance of its Gross Domestic Product.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Perkins Coie has a deep bench of experienced practitioners who competently manage and advise on litigation."
"The team provides excellent communication and thoughtful insight."
"They are extremely timely and responsive."
"Perkins Coie has a deep bench of experienced practitioners who competently manage and advise on litigation."
"The team provides excellent communication and thoughtful insight."
"They are extremely timely and responsive."